Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23124, William Goodridge, Mass.

SERVICE
Hoass
Goodridge, William Elizabeth
NUMBER
N. 23124
CONTENTS
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Massachusetts 1090
Elizabeth Goodridge widow of William Goodridge decd.
who died on the in 1776 of E. & B. in the State of Mass. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Lewis of the Regt. commanded by Col. Hutchinson in the Mass. line for 8 months 18 days
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 28 Dollars 67 Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of June 1837 and sent R. Baldwin Boston Ms.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $172.02 Pension allowance ending 4 Sept. 14.33 $186.35
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 d }
Recorded by N. H. Addison Clerk Book X. Vol. 1. Page 51
560 Page July 28 1837

Elizabeth Goodridge Widow of William Goodridge the
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12 May 1875 on rolls. 12 May '75 Letter to his wife from Camp 29 Jan. 76-
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R. Baldwin Esq. Boston -

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex County ss } on the Twenty Eighth day of November in the Year of Our Lord eight hundred and thirty six. Personally appeared before me Hon. David Cummins one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elizabeth Goodridge a Resident of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth aforesaid Aged Eighty six who being first duly sworn according to Law, doth on her Oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836.
That She is the Widow of William Goodridge late of Beverly dec d that her late Husband the said William Goodridge served in the War of the Revolution as a Soldier in Capt Louis Comp t Col Hutchinsons Reg t of Massachusetts State Troops. during the years 1775 and 1776. as will appear on reference to the Rolls and Records on file in the War Department, and as further testimony to the proof hereto annexed, and to the written Correspondence of said William Goodridge which occurred during his said Service
She further declares that She was married to the said William Goodridge in the month of December in the Year Seventeen hundred and Seventy two, and that her Husband the aforesaid William Goodridge died in the month of in the Year Seventeen hundred and Seventy and that he has remained a Widow since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed. Elizabeth Goodridge Sworn to and Subscribed this day and Year first above written

Before me David Cummings
I further Certify that Elizabeth Goodridge the declarant above named is unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmary
David Cummings
I William Goodridge of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being sworn do on Oath testify and say That I am Sixty three Years of Age And that I am the Reputed Son and only Child of William and Elizabeth Goodridge of said Town of Beverly, That my late Father the said William Goodridge was always Reputed and believed to have been a Soldier in the War of the Revolution in Capt Lucas Company of Col Hutchinsons Reg t and served at in the vicinity of Boston in the Years 1775 and 1776, I always understood that my late Father said William was taken Sick in Camp, during said Service and was brought home to the Town of Beverly where he died the Second day after his arrival And left my Mother said Elizabeth a Widow who is still Surviving and has not since married
W m Goodridge
I Mark Moose of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts being duly sworn do on Oath testify and declare That I am over Seventy Eight Years of Age And that William Goodridge and myself were Soldiers together in the same Company and Regiment in the War of the Revolution, We commenced Service together in May or June 1775 in Capt Lucas Compy of Col Mansfields Reg t Massachusetts Troops, And after Col Mansfield was Cashiered, Col Hutchinson took Command of said Reg t

We marched together to New London; from thence by water to New York and from thence by land to Fort Independence on Hudson River where I left him; being detached myself to New Fort Washington where I was taken prisoner.
Said William Goodridge returned home sick and died immediately there after and left Elizabeth his Widow who is still surviving in this Town of Beverly and has not since married, -
Mark Morse
York County ss.
Be it known that on this Twenty Eighth day of November in the Year Eighteen hundred and thirty six - Personally appeared the above mentioned William Goodridge and Mark Morse and made solemn Oath to the truth of the foregoing Affidavits by them Respectfully Subscribed.
I do also certify that the above named William Goodridge and Mark Morse are persons of Credibility and truth whose testimony is entitled to belief. David Cummings Jr. C.C.P.

Marriage certificate of Wm. Goodridge Elizabeth Trask.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Essex County. ss.
Beverly town clerks office November 17 th A.D. 1836
I, John I Baker do on oath declare that I am clerk of the town of Beverly in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and have the custody of the records of said town, by which records it appears that the intentions of marriage between Mr William Goodridge and Miss Elizabeth Trask both of Beverly were recorded the nineteenth and published the twentieth day of December A.D. 1772. and no record of the said William and Elizabeths marriage can there be found owing to the imperfection of the records about that time.
John I Baker town clerk of Beverly
Essex ss
Beverly November 28 th 1836.
Then Personally appeared John I Baker Subscribed to the above Certificate and made Solemn Oath to the truth of the same. Before me. David Cummins Jus. C. Co. Pleas

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County, do certify that Hon. David Cumming is one of the Justices of said Court duly qualified & that his signatures hereon are genuine
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court at Salem Nov. 29. 1836.
John Prince Clerk.

To Mr William Goodridge Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W23124

Charles town winter hill September the 16 1779 Loving wife these lines come with my kind love to you to let you know that I am well and hope that they will find you and child in as good health as they leave me I dont know But I shall come home next week there is nothing new But I believe that we shall all be desirous soon for what I can here we have got our money But it is in twenty Dollar Bills and I do intend to get it changed to day to chambrige it if I can and I shall send some home or fetch it soon if Received my close and cucumbers I believe that I shall keep part of my month pay to buy some pork for if can buy it for five or six coppers a pound and that that is good and I intend to buy some more or less and send it home by Dale and send up that bag next week Remember me to all asking friends So no more at present I Remain your loving husband till Death William Goodridge

To Mr William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

camp on winter hill December 7th 18 1775 wife I am well I thank you for your kind news that you sent me some money as I sent to you for some I shall have some in a few days and I will do the like kindness

To William Goodridge Barnes
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Charlestown winter-hill September the 2. 1775 Loving wife these Lines comes with my love to you to let you know that I am in good health at present and hope that they will find you and child in the same and bless be god for it our Regiment Die by musket gaster day we shall have our money next week there is nothing new Remember me to all asking friends So no more at present I Remain your Loving husband William Goodridge I thank mother for the apples Elin is well tell her
I thank you for your Letter you sent me to day Send me a little to baco and you would oblige me much W G

To William Goodridge Esq.
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

Charlestown august the 11 1795 Loving wife these lines comes with my love to you to let you know that I am well and hoping that they will find you in as good health as can be expec- ted I shall come home as soon as I can it is a pre- ty difficult time now amongst us we do expect to have a Bank to morrow the inhabitants are all most all out of Boston there is nothing new to write I received your letter and I thank you for your goodwill so as I am ever so sick I must not send home for nothing I believe that I shall receive two months pay next week I intend to come home next new years day if nothing happens If I live So more at present and I remain your Loving husband till death doth part us Remember me to all friends William Goodridge
tell Joseph not to forget to fetch me a book and a pair of snibbles by as soon as a talk for I can't keep nothing without them Send me my hatchet and chisel I have made me a chest

To William Goodridge of Beverly Mass
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

Charlestown winter hill august the 26 1775 Loving wife these lines come with my kind love to you hoping that they will find you in a considerable good measure of health as they leave me at present and blessed be god for it I received your letter the cucumbers was mity good do send me some more if you can there is nothing new we are going to work on plowd hill to night or to morrow night we ant get our money yet but the General says if the pay master don't pay the money before the last of this month that he will set the continental pay master to pay us out of the continental money by the first of next month which is but a few days Remember me to all asking friends some more at present of remain yours loving husband till death doth part us William Goodridge tell mother that father and Ellen is well and tell mother that she must send out Ellen and me some of them good apples and a few eggs and so on ask Joseph when he is a coming up that is all

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Good Hope Nov 23 1795

Charlestown winter hill august the 29 - 1775 kind and loving wife these lines come with my love to you to let you know that I am well Blessed be god for it and hope that they will find you and child So I Believe that I shall come home next week sometime in the week If I can the colonel says he will give our money for us next week we have got our money for our coats nine pound seven and six pence and I believe that I shall go to Cambridge to day and get one there is nothing new Remind me to all asking friends So no more at present I Remain Your loving husband till Death William Goodridge
there is new listing orders out for to list for a year and I Believe that I shall list till Joseph to give me a Jacob such a one as he and I was a talking about and I will pay him for it as soon as I come home

To William Goodridge of Beverly.
This with care
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

Charlestown august the 19-1775 Loving wife these lines comes with my love to you I hope to let you know that I am well and hope that they will find you in as good health as I left you I got to my tent about ten o'clock I slept in lin about an hour or els I should have a I got by the guards well enough I need the Sargent of the guard and he gave me the countersign it was forklift and so no more at present I remain your Loving husband William Gedridge
there is nothing new
William Gedridge

To William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

Charlestown winter n August the 29 1775 Loving wife then I since comes with my kind love to you hoping that they will find you in as good health and child as they leave me at this present time and Blessed be god for it we have got a pretty good Brestwork on Cloud hill there is been three men killed on our side with cannon balls and some light wounded the not very bad with one it is two or three our Fox sunk one of the Regulars floating Batteries and we have killed a number of the Regulars with our small arms they have threw bombshells over to us there was but one that that busted the other two fell into the muck and the few went out this morning we dug out one shell and we are a digging out the powder now we are all well in general there is nothing more strange we havnt got our money yet But I believe we shall have it very soon and then I tend to come home if I can get any to stay in my home we have had a fine shower this morning and I got a wet jacket a looking but that is but a trifle so no more at present I remain your loving husband till Death Death William Goodridge Remember me to all asking friends tell Joseph to send me up a look soon

To William Goodridge of Beverly D. N. C.
— Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Sunday June the 18 1775 Dear kind and loving wife these few lines come with my kind love to you hoping that they will find you and our child in as good health as I am at present and Blessed be the god for it we are all well we had a smart brush yesterday not many killed on our side But the Regulars lay in winery dead they fired pretty smart from the Ship's Charlestown is Burnt to ashes we expect that we shall have another brush to night or el in the morning the Regulars are got Bunker Hill in Charlestown But I dont think they will keep it very long we are got intrenched pretty well on this side So no more at present I remain your loving husband till Death William Goodridge
Cambridge

To Mr William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W23124

Charlestown winter hill November the 4-1775 Loving wife these Lines comes with my love to you to Let you know that we are I am well and hope that they will find you and child So two I intend to come here next week If I can I have sent By m c workman a five Dollar Bill and I have sent my Clo and some cloths for my coat I wish you would get some thing for me a Jacket and get Joseph to make it there is nothing new to Write So no more at present I Remain your Loving husband Tibbath William Goodridge

William Goodridge of Beverly
Dad & C.
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Charles town winter hill august the 7 th 1775 Loving wife these lines comes with my love to you to let you know that I am well and hope that they will find you and well so I can't send that now because I ant had no opportunity to git it this week Robert is a going to take care of my corn and potatoes and you must tell him where they be when he is ready to do them I am very busy to work and in a grate hurry Banker did come at to our house but he says that you want a time he say that he went a long three times and could not find no body at home he is very sorry that he could not see her you know her here he says that he will come home a gain at harvest time and then he will see her to all events we do expect to have our money next week There is nothing new so no more at present I Remain your loving husband till Death William Goodridge the man Remembers his Love to anne

William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Cambridge July the 28th 1775 Loving wife these Lines comes with my Love to you to let you know that I am well at present and Blessed be God for it I hope you are very Sick but I hope that you will soon get well I believe that I shall come home before we are a year to morrow over to winter with us soon as we get over they shall come home the Regulars were drawn up last Saturday night from 8 to 1 o'clock at night But they would not come out and the officers gave them a pint of Rum a piece But all would not Do the officers told them to stay there and Starke and Be Damned there was one of them that deserted last night he says that they are had no fresh meat since cooked fight in one of my valleys so no more at present I remain your husband William Goodridge Remit my Love to all Kings friends John Low came away and best the Letter

To William Goodridge of Beverly D W C
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Monday June the 5 1775 Ever kind and loving wife these few lines comes with my kind Love to you hoping that they will find you and our child in as good health as I am at present and Blessed be god for it we are all in general health through out the army I Believe that I shall come home next week the latter end of it sent a Shirt and Jacket and Stockings take the Sleeves out of the Jacket and mend it Send me down two more pare of Stockings and so no more at present I Remain your Loving husband till Death Remember me to all asking friends we have not past muster yet but shall soon
William Goodridge William Goodridge
Cambridge Cambridge
tell Mrs Ellis to send Daniel Bunker one Jacket a pair of Blue Stockings

William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Cambridge the 19 1775
Louisa wife these Lines comes with my love to you hoping they will find you and child in as good health as I am at present and Blessed be god for it send me some Shuger and send me two or three sheets of paper we went down to chebe yester day and got the Seamen's mast and Boom for to make a Liberty pole to set up on the hill and to have a Red flag hoisted on it with an letters of gold appeal to heaven By order of the congress to dye a free man Rather than to live a slave of Belzebub that something will be done soon I have nothing new to write the Seamen's mast and boom that pattern burnt send me four or five Shillings of money and send the colour if took will make it for I can't keep nothing a Tall with out it is under lock and so no more at present I remain your Louisa husband till Death William Goodridge Remember me to all asking friends

Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 2312H

winter hill January 11 19 1866
Loving wife these lines come with my love to you to let you know that I am well and hope that they will find you and child the two I can't get a furlough yet before the first of the month next I have sent home my clothes and some meat and soap and nine pounds of coffee there is nothing new to write Remember my love to all asking friends so no more at present I remain your loving husband till death
William Goodridge
I can't get no hancher chips under four pounds old tender that is two dear

Goodridge, Wm. Mass W23124

Campton winter hill January 13 1776 Loving wife These few lines comes with my Love to you to let you know that I am well and hope that they will find you and child So too I believe that I shall come home in about teen days send all that cloth by Elliott I have took another mans Bath in Capt Richeson company as a corpsel So no more at present I remain your loving husband till Death William Goodridge

Goodridge, Wm. Mass W23124

Charlestown winter Hill September the 21 1715 Loving wife these lines come with my kind love to you hoping that they will find you and child in as good health as they leave me at present and Blessed be god for it I have a better and several more out of Col Francis officers and men of Col Kimballs officers was put under guard with us it was for not turning out yesterday morning we was under about ten minutes then we was dismissed the Regulars have sent a good many men their way to us But they have done no hurt with them we have had a grade of Rain here But we are pretty comfortable our Col and Lieut Colonel is very sick and not able to go out doors but in general the army is pretty healthy you did not receive my last letter so I have sent you a pea but I cant spare my ink Stand still I shall have sent that we shall have our money this week with out any doubt there is nothing new to write some more at present I remain your loving husband till death doth part us William Goodridge Remember me to all our King friends

William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass. W 23124

Cambridge July the 21 1775
Loving wife these Lines come with my love to you to let you know that I am well I am very sorry to hear that you are Sick I hope that you will soon Recover from your sickness I will come home as soon as I can if you are any worse you must send me word and I will come home Remember my love to Joseph and all asking friends So no more at present I Remain your Loving husband William Goodridge there is nothing new to tell

To William Goodridge of Beverly
Goodridge, Wm. Mass W 23124

Cambridge July the 28 1775
Loving wife these lines comes with my kind Love to you to let you know that I am well I Received your Letter I was in hope that I should hear that you was Better I will come home as soon as we get the Barricks Done if i can and that will be next week I will come the beginning of the week if I can we are moving over to winter hill to Day tell Joseph to send me a Lock and keep a pair of Snibbles to fetch them himself if he comes up next week there is four Regular come to us this week one of them has a brother in our way I Do expect to Receive two months wages soon and there is nothing now Remer my Love to all asking friends So no more at present I remain your Loving husband till Death
William Goodridge.
father is well tell mother that I saw Hannah andrew to Day and she is well.

Rev WIDOW, &c.
Re No. 23124
Elizabeth Goodridge Widow of William Goodridge Dis. New Mar.
Act: July 4 th 86
Lex:—Vol. 4 , Page 282
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Letters of Correspondence of William Goodridge with his Wife, Elizabeth while in Service,

draft letter to P. 10-12-1917 P. 10-12-1917

Sir
Boston Massachusetts July 24, 1837
The butfices in favor of Mrs Elizabeth Goodridge, Widow of William Goodridge and of Mrs Hannah Gates, formerly the Widow of Charles Muncroff have been received some time since, but as yet no letter of Notification to the Pension Agent in this city has been received by him, presuming that this omission is an oversight in the Department I respectfully invite your Attention to the subject as the parties have called on me several times, to draw their dues.
I am very respectfully Sir Your Obedient
Reuben Baldwin
James I Edwards Esq Comm r of Pensions Washington

Ja William Goodridge Beverly D. W. C.

Charlestown Town Winter hill November the 22 most kind and loving wife these lines comes with my love to you to let you know that I am well and blessed be god for it and hope that these lines will find you and our child the same tell Mrs Candige Candige that I saw her husband and he was well and I gave him his stockings he is a tending of masons he has the same wages that I do I shall come home as soon as I can but I don't think that will be before my time is out I will come home before if I can tell Brother Joseph that I shall send some binding home in my bag I believe that we shall receive some wages soon but I don't know how soon I believe that it will be this week by what I can find out by the colonel our cap t has a great mind for me to list again but I don't know what to do about it you must send me a letter whether you are willing or know and then I shall know what to do we had a barum the night before last but to no purpose there is nothing new to Rite remember me to all asking friends to Mrs Candige a tode so no more at present I remain your loving husband till Death
William Goodridge